The Alamo Colleges are dedicated to providing accessible and affordable higher education for all. Our five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and two-year degrees — more than 425 associate degree and certificate programs.

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Palo Alto College’s Mariachi Palomino played for the Grand Re-Opening of the Walmart at Roosevelt and Military Drive on Oct. 15. They were thanked with a generous check for $1,000 for mariachi scholarships at PAC. PAC’s mariachi program began in 1996 and is led by Juan Ortiz, Director of Campanas de America. Our thanks to […]
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Have you thought about going back to college, specifically a community college, but don’t know where you will find the time? Alamo Colleges has a variety of options for you to get back in school from weekend, early-morning and late-night classes to even online courses. Almost every subject has some type of online component to […]
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Can you imagine working with NASA while you are still a college sophomore? For four engineering students at San Antonio College this became a reality over the summer. Kim Shrewsbury, Alex Abreau, Elaina Lopez and Josue Cruz-Lambert, along with SAC engineering coordinator Dr. Dan Dimitriu, worked with NASA mentors at the Johnson Space Center for […]
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently came out with a “Back to College” report released last month. Some of the highlights of the report include: – All the increase in employment over the past two decades has been among workers who have taken at least some college classes or who have associate or bachelor’s degrees. […]
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Friday turned out to be a bright and sunny fall day in San Antonio with plenty of SAC students turning out for Chalk Day, the annual celebration of free speech sponsored by The Ranger newspaper and the campus chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. As part of The Ranger’s observation of National Newspaper Week […]
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Northeast Lakeview College was recognized at the recent Austin-San Antonio Corridor Growth Summit. The College received an Economic Impact Award for its role in bringing new economic development to the area. Hosted by the Austin and San Antonio Business Journals, the Summit is held each year to focus on what’s been happening in the Corridor […]
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Internationally renowned New York choreographer Tere O’Connor and his dancers will perform his latest piece “Wrought Iron Fog” on Oct 8 at 7 pm. at the Palmetto Center for the Arts on the Northwest Vista College campus. Tickets are $5 for Alamo Colleges students and $10 for everyone else. O’Connor, who’s seen as a leader […]
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The joint was jumping this week when the Big Band brought back memories of days gone at a lunchtime concert Thursday in the McAllister Auditorium. Mark Denison, chair of the Music Department led the group in songs from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s. Even without a trombone in hand, Denison managed to channel Glenn Miller […]
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